IDEA Hardy special-ed was utilizing the restroom when somebody took an image of him and shared it through Airdrop, his mother says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston space mom is distraught after her particular wants son was photographed by somebody whereas going to the lavatory at his faculty.

The incident occurred on Sept. 26 at IDEA Hardy, a constitution faculty that is a part of a statewide community.

Alessandra Canas remembers the day in late September when she went to choose up her son, and a instructor pulled her apart.

“‘Anyone took an image of your son within the lavatory,'” she recalled the instructor saying. “I stated, ‘What?’ I did not consider it as a result of they’re speculated to have him in non-public restrooms.”

Somebody took a photograph of 15-year-old Aliver Canas-Fragoso utilizing the urinal in a restroom within the faculty’s cafeteria. It was then apparently shared through Airdrop with at the least one pupil and a instructor, a lot to the horror of his mother.

“I simply wish to see that particular person get caught as a result of what if it occurred to a different pupil? Or one other child like mine that is particular wants,” Canas stated by means of tears. “That is very devastating since you do not wish to see it on their TikTok or their Fb or Instagram. That is very embarrassing.”

Canas filed a report with the Houston Police Division instantly, however HPD advised ABC13 they could not file expenses as a result of no one on the faculty had pinpointed a doable suspect. Her son, who has ADHD and is severely autistic, is conscious that somebody took a photograph of him however doesn’t know the severity of the state of affairs. He additionally doesn’t know who was within the lavatory on the time.

IDEA Colleges’ company communications workplace launched the next assertion:

“IDEA Public Colleges is investigating an incident that impacted a RISE pupil at IDEA Hardy. College directors had been made conscious that an inappropriate picture taken inside a faculty lavatory was shared with two people. IDEA vehemently condemns any habits that imposes on college students’ respect and privateness. The campus partnered with the Houston Police Division to research the incident. IDEA stays dedicated to serving our college students and households with the best normal of security and repair.”

“This was his first 12 months there. I believed it was going to be an ideal faculty for him,” Canas stated.

Canas is very devastated as a result of, as a mom with a particular wants little one within the Aldine space, she has struggled to discover a faculty with correct lodging in her group. So, for now, her son has remained at IDEA Hardy.

The constitution faculty community says it’s nonetheless working with HPD however has not been capable of establish the one who might have shared the picture. The college says information present the teenager was not required to go to a specialised lavatory on the time of the incident, and it’s persevering with to research.

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